Catalyst 14.12

AMD Catalyst Linux 14.12 driver

Revision Number: 14.12

Release Date: 12/9/2014

Description: Automated installer and Display Drivers for X.Org 7.4 and above

System requirements

• XOrg 7.4 or above (up to 1.16)
• Linux kernel 2.6 or above (up to 3.17)
• glibc version 2.2 or 2.3
• POSIX Shared Memory (/dev/shm) support is required for 3D applications

The following packages must be installed in order for the AMD Catalyst driver for Linux to install and work optimally:

• gimp-help-en
• gimp-help-common
• XFree86-Mesa-libGL
• libstdc++
• libgcc
• XFree86-libs
• fontconfig
• freetype
• zlib
• gcc

New Features

• OpenCL 2.0 support (requires 64-bit OS and compatible AMD Radeon™ R Series GPU)
• VAAPI decoding support (H264, VC1, MPEG2, MPEG4)
• Distribution specific package support for Ubuntu and Red Hat

Resolved Issues

• [402835]: Unexpected pixmap's time stamp change on Ubuntu with composite enabled causes Linux Khronos CTS to randomly fail
• [403420]: Driver install can sometimes have an error in Ubuntu 14.10 using GPL symbol before Kernel 3.16
• [405011]: Driver installation may intermittently fail on Kernel 3.9.0
• [409856]: Generate Distribution Specific Package' mode of Catalyst install does not create symbolic links for libGL
• [407550]: Driver upgrade failed in Ubuntu with specific drivers

External Links

• Latest Catalyst Hotfixes
• Catalyst Installer for x86 and amd64 systems
• Legacy Installer - AMD Catalyst™ 13.1 Driver for AMD Radeon™ HD 4000, HD 3000 and HD 2000 Series (release date 1/21/2013)